Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1427 - 1249: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1427: Chapter 1249: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

The masked woman remained silent, merely continuing to strike at Zhou Xianzhi.

Since there were hardly any people in the corridor, Zhou Xianzhi let loose and fought back, targeting sensitive spots much like she had with Chen Lingyun.

However, the masked woman proved to be quite capable of defense. Although Zhou Xianzhi kept attacking, the masked woman managed to evade every time. Frustrated by her repeated failures to land a hit, Zhou Xianzhi eventually unleashed all her martial arts prowess.

But after putting forth all her effort, Zhou Xianzhi realized she had been tricked. The assailant suddenly stopped using the techniques of the Longya Gang, switching to peculiar and strange moves instead, overpowering Zhou Xianzhi who could not fend them off.

"You’re not from the Longya Gang, who are you?" Zhou Xianzhi asked sternly, aware that the Longya Gang was recruiting during its founding, attracting a mixed crowd; this person definitely came from another faction.

The masked woman didn’t respond, continuing her relentless attack, and after twenty or thirty exchanges, Zhou Xianzhi could no longer hold her ground, eventually being kicked into a flowerbed. Taking this chance, the masked woman used her light body technique to fly away.

If she wasn’t from the Longya Gang and didn’t intend to take a life, then this was purely an attempt to gauge her martial arts skill—a common practice among the numerous Jianghu Sects. Open confrontation risked offense, so they opted to fight in disguise instead.

Zhou Xianzhi being chosen to have her martial arts tested was just bad luck on her part.

She climbed up sullenly. That fall had left her rear aching and she had no idea where the book in her hand had flown off to. After a long search, she finally found it beneath an Osmanthus flower.

...

Xia Dabao returned to her room and took off the night clothes Lanlan had lent her, fuming at the thought: Zhou Xianzhi really was duplicitous, feigning weakness on the outside while her martial arts skills were far superior to Chen Lingyun’s.

Fortunately, she was formidable enough, otherwise she might have been secretly defeated without a clue.

Hmph, she had only been here a few days and had figured out Zhou Xianzhi’s true character, yet Long Aixi, who’d grown up with her, hadn’t a clue—truly the ignorance of the young master of the Longya Gang was ridiculous!

After stewing in her irritation for a while, Xia Dabao went to rest.

...

Zhou Xianzhi picked up her book and started to walk towards Long Aixi’s room. However, after just a few steps, she suddenly half-crouched down, feigning serious injury.

Struggling towards Long Aixi’s room, she coincidentally saw Long Aixi coming out.

Xia Dabao had ignored him the entire day. She had gone looking for her in her room, claiming she went out to play. He had hoped to see her at mealtime, but she had Osmanthus deliver her meal instead.

Now that it was evening, surely she should be in her room, right?

Long Aixi was keen on finding Xia Dabao, but upon stepping out, he saw Zhou Xianzhi holding his book. In the moonlight, her face wore an expression of intense pain.

Long Aixi couldn’t help but ask, "What happened to you?"

"Aixi, on my way here I encountered a woman in black," Zhou Xianzhi began with tears welling up in her eyes. "She ambushed me. She was incredibly skilled and I... I was no match and got... beaten up."

Long Aixi was taken aback, "A woman in black? This is the Longya Gang’s territory, who would dare to brazenly ambush you? Did you get a clear look at her?"

"I didn’t see her clearly," Zhou Xianzhi replied eagerly.

"If you didn’t see her clearly, how do you know it was a woman?" Long Aixi asked.

"Her long hair was exposed, and during the fight, I smelled a distinctive scent on her, like... the scent of Osmanthus. Plus, she didn’t use Longya Gang moves but methods from an outside sect," Zhou Xianzhi explained.